Current Affairs & GKPIB8 May 2026

NITI Aayog Releases Policy Report on School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap

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NITI Aayog released policy report: "School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement"
Presented by NITI Aayog VC Suman Bery and CEO Nidhi Chhibber (May 6, 2026)
Decade-long analysis covering: access/enrolment, infrastructure, equity/inclusion, learning outcomes
Data sources: UDISE+ 2024-25, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, NAS 2017 & 2021, ASER 2024
India's school education system: 14.71 lakh schools, 24.69 crore students — largest in the world
Informed by National Workshop on Quality School Education (Feb 2025) with 150+ participants including state secretaries, NCERT, SCERT directors, UNESCO, NUEPA

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PARAKH = Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development; UDISE+ = Unified District Information System for Education Plus; NAS = National Achievement Survey; ASER = Annual Status of Education Report

NITI Aayogschool educationUDISE+PARAKHNAS

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